2022, The Year of the New UAE Labour Law The Dubai International Financial Centre (theDIFC) has pioneered changes to the employment law by introducing concepts such as anti-discrimination, secondments, and DEWS. In tandem with the recent DIFC modernization, there has been a radical overhaul of...
No. 8 of 1980 (as amended), which has governed employment relationships in the UAE for the last 41 years. The New Labour Law is groundbreaking in that a lot of the concepts introduced are not common in this area of the world and that it is the first law of its kind...
Key Aspects of the New UAE Labour LawWilliams, Stephanie
The UAE Cabinet has recently issued the Federal Decree-Law No. (11) of 2024 ‘On the Reduction of Climate Change Effects’ [“climate law”], which comes into effect on 30 May 2025, directly feeds into the UAE’s broader sustainability strategy by providing a regulatory framework to support...
Being a UAE passport holder comes with a number of benefits such as having the right to own commercial entities and properties within the UAE. UAE passport offers visa-free travel to more than 100 countries. As per the new amendments to the UAE Citizenship Law, people falling in the followin...
Law No. 43 of 2023,known as theNew Maritime Law,represents a significant milestone in the evolution of the UAE's maritime industry. In this article, we will explore the key provisions of the New Maritime Law and examine how they are poised to shape the future of maritime operations in ...
“But there is no question of the law making it anyone’s responsibility to act if they do not wish to. Acting as a Good Samaritan is a voluntary deed and the law will not change that.” Thacker said the new law is another sign of the UAE building a legal system for the 21st ...
UAE’s economic environment, investment and commercial infrastructures and to support the security and stability of the society, keeping pace with the country’s future growth aspirations. The New Law repealed and replaced Federal Law No. 2 of 2015 (“Old Law”) with Federal Decree-Law No. ...
Any actions by the Federal Government of the UAE or the local government of an Emirate (including "establishments owned or controlled by the Federal Government or any of the Emirates' Governments") are exempted from the application of the law. The exact scope of this exemption, such as the ...
According to UAE labour law, they consider two types of contracts when calculating your gratuity. Limited-term contract. Unlimited term contract. In general, limited-term contracts include the start and end dates of the working period. Unless the contract is purposefully renewed, it will automatical...